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Here are two ways you can join in with Advent 2022 - a season of preparing our hearts for Christmas

Advent window displays

Each day during Advent, a new window display will be revealed in the Shirley area. Why not go and find them each day as part of your daily exercise - or to help tire out overly-excited children! 

It's best done using this google maps link on your phone. Or you can download the plan as a pdf. 

​There will also be a new box appearing in the window at our church office - 133 Church Street - where you can pick up an advent pack for use at home, too. 
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Advent videos

The coming of Jesus was the fulfilment of a great plan thousands of years in the making. Seeing how Jesus fulfilled lots of stories from the Old Testament can increase our appreciation of what he's done for us! 

Each day in advent, we invite you to watch a short video of a story from before Jesus was born - each pointing forward to Jesus in different ways. There's a reflection question for you to use, too. Click on each day's link below.
Day 1 - The Story and the Song
Day 2 - The Beginning a perfect home - Creation
Day 3 - The terrible Lie - The fall
Day 4 - A New beginning - Noah's Ark
Day 5 - A giant staircase to heaven - Tower of Babel
Day 6 - Son of Laughter - God's promise to Abraham
Day 7 - The present Abraham and Issac
Day 8 - The Girl no one wanted - Jacob, Leah and Rachel.
Day 9 - The Forgiving Prince
Day 10 - God to the rescue
Day 11 - God makes a way
Day 12 - Son of God
Day 13 - The Warrior Leader

Day 14 - The teeny, weenie true king Samuel
Day 15 - The young hero and the Horrible Giant
Day 16 - The Good Shepherd
Day 17: A little servant girl​
Day 18: Operation no more tears​
Day 19: Daniel and the scary sleepover Daniel and the lions​
Day 20: Gods messenger Jonah and the big fish​
Day 21: Get Ready! Gods people return from being slaves​
Day 22: ​He's here! Birth of Jesus​
Day 23: The Light of the World​
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Day 24: The King of all Kings

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      • Calendar
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      • Contact Us
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    • Blog
    • Prayer
    • Partnerships
  • In the Community
    • Ukraine
    • Families and children >
      • The Ark
    • Teenagers
    • Older people
    • Environment >
      • A Rocha
      • Andrew & Maria Leake
      • Repair Café
    • Mental Wellbeing
    • Inter-Cultural relations
    • Financial Hardship >
      • The Beacon
      • Scratch
    • Worldwide >
      • CMS
      • ​Busoga Uganda
  • Services
    • online services
    • Sundays in St James
    • Explore Together
    • Life events >
      • Baby baptisms and dedications
      • Weddings
      • Funerals
  • Connect
    • Get connected
    • Groups >
      • small groups
      • Sanctuary arts and crafts
      • Men's events
      • Women's events
    • Serving
    • Giving
  • Learn
    • SHAPE
    • Jesus
    • Talks and sermons
    • Alpha
    • Sermon discussion notes
  • APCM
  • ChurchSuite